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Rotarians in the News - Prepare to Celebrate Independence

Published in the Sierra Vista Herald on July 3, 2019 By Dana Cole

SIERRA VISTA — Independence Day is here, and with Sierra Vista’s celebration comes a list of activities at Veterans Memorial Park, followed by a spectacular fireworks display at Domingo Paiz and Stone fields. Festivities started Wednesday evening and resumed bright and early Thursday morning with a lineup of food vendors, activities, demonstrations and entertainment at Veterans Memorial Park. Wednesday afternoon found Rotarians in the park’s bandshell area setting up tables and organizing booths for food, beer, wine and beverage sales.

Rotary Club of Sierra Vista members Joe Puett and Randy Sueskind were at the park Wednesday helping with the set-up.

“Our Rotary Club was the first Rotary in Sierra Vista, founded on June 7, 1960,” said Puett, one of the club’s past presidents. “Three other Rotary Clubs spun off ours and they assist us with this event.” The other three are Sierra Vista West, Sierra Vista South and Sierra Vista Sunrise.

Sierra Vistan Les Orchekowsky awarded Rotary International’s highest honor

The Sierra Vista Rotary Club was full of honored guests on Monday, but little did unsuspecting Rotarian, business owner, and longtime Sierra Vista resident Les Orchekowsky know they were there to honor him. Orchekowsky was presented with the “Service Above Self” award from Rotary International. The award is referred to as Rotary International’s highest honor for an individual and is only given to a maximum of 150 Rotarians worldwide annually. With over 500 districts and a million members, the competition for Rotary International’s award is steep.